FOR THE ASSESSMENT TASKS, STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO: (in the specialist theatre roles of creator;designer;director;performer)
Combining all they have learned from theatre in context, theatre processes and presenting theatre units:
External/ Internal
SL
HL
HL Only Solo Theatre Piece: Students at HL research a theatre theorist they have not previously studied,identify an aspect(s) of their theory and create and present a solo theatre piece (4–8 minutes)based on this aspect(s) of theory. Each student submits for assessment:
a report (3,000 words maximum)
a continuous unedited video recording of the whole solo theatre piece (4–8 minutes)
a list of all primary and secondary sources cited.
Ext.
-
35%
Task 1 Director’s Notebook: Students at SL and HL choose a published play text they have not previously studied and develop ideas regarding how it could be staged for an audience. Each student submits for assessment:
a director’s notebook (20 pages maximum) which includes the student’s presentation of their final directorial intentions and the intended impact of these on an audience
a list of all sources cited.
Ext.
35%
20%
Task 3 Research Presentation: Students at SL and HL plan and deliver an individual presentation (15 minutes maximum) to their peers in which they outline and physically demonstrate their research into a convention of a theatre tradition they have not previously studied.Each student submits for assessment:
a continuous, unedited video recording of the live presentation(15 minutes maximum)
a list of all sources cited and any additional resources used by the student during the presentation which are not clearly seen within the video recording.
Ext.
30%
20%
Task 4 Collaborative Project: Students at SL and HL collaboratively create and present an original piece of theatre (lasting 13–15 minutes) for and to a specified target audience, created from a starting point of their choice. Each student submits for assessment:
a process portfolio(15 pages maximum)
a video recording (4 minutes maximum) evidencing the student’s contribution to the presentation of the collaboratively created piece. The selected footage must be chosen by the student and must demonstrate specific artistic choices made by the student
a list of all sources cited.
Int.
35%
25%
Theatre Journal: Students keep a theatre journal throughout the two-year theatre course which charts their development and their experiences of theatre as a creator, designer, director, performer and spectator.
THIS IS HOW YOU WILL BE FORMATIVELY ASSESSED ON THE ABOVE
Assessments
(in the specialist theatre roles of creator;designer;director;performer)
which they outline and physically demonstrate their research into a convention of a theatre tradition they have not previously studied.Each student submits for assessment:
THIS IS HOW YOU WILL BE FORMATIVELY ASSESSED ON THE ABOVE
Units
Year 1
Unit 1: Commedia Dell'ArteUnit 2: Theatre of the Absurd
Unit 3: Student Lead Workshops